The holiday season calls forth so many feelings: nostalgia, joy, hope, excitement. And also, for many of us, loneliness, loss, heartbreak, and worry. How can we prepare for, and even welcome, the fullness and the mystery of the season?

Friday, December 21, 3:00 pm: Caroling and Cheer! We’ll meet at the church and break off into groups for caroling door-to-door and local senior centers. Afterwards we’re throwing a holiday party in Parish Hall. Click for details!

Come to the Melrose UU Church on Monday, December 24 for a wonderful candlelight service, where we will join our voices and lift our spirit in song, engage in personal reflection, and listen to the telling of the ancient story told through the years of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

On Sunday, Dec 30, 2018, the Green Sanctuary Committee invites all to share a "Winter Walk in the Woods”, followed by a lunch of hot soup, bread, and conversation. If you can't make the walk, please come for lunch! Click for more info. No Regular Sunday Worship.

Welcome to this sacred space, where we strive to live our vision of being a beloved community that is welcoming and inspirational, a place of understanding and acceptance, and where social justice and compassion guide our actions. Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sept - June.

To help celebrate our 10th year of showing enviromentally-focused films, we are bringing back some of your favorites that have been shown over the years to show again this fall. On several upcoming Sundays, during coffee hour, we will be soliciting your opinions. Top vote-getters win! Stay tuned for dates, times, and locations.

The Melrose UU Church has weekly drop-in activities, which are free and open to the public. All are welcome; you don’t have to be an MUUC member to participate. These activities will provide you with opportunities to be creative, give to others, make connections, center yourself, and emerge refreshed.

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Learn about our”Giving Beyond Our Walls” Program.

MUUC’s “Giving Beyond Our Walls” program, established over a decade ago, has enabled us to donate thousands of dollars to worthwhile charitable organizations in the Melrose community and beyond. To learn more, click on the image of our lovely weather vane. (look for it on the top of our steeple!)

Interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism?

The Melrose UU Church is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association, located at 24 Farnsworth Street in Boston, MA (617-742-2100) To learn more, click on the pink UUA image.

Melrose UU Church is a Welcoming Congregation

Since 2001, the Melrose UU Church has been an accredited Welcoming Congregation, which means we officially recognize that welcoming and affirming the LGBTQ+ community is and will always be an integral part of our on-going commitment to social justice. To learn more, click on the UUA’s Welcoming Congregation image.

Melrose UU Church is a Green Sanctuary

Since 2014, the Melrose UU Church has been an accredited Green Sanctuary, which means we align with the UUA Green Sanctuary vision of “A world that is viable and just for humanity and for the whole of the web of life, including present and future generations.” To learn more, click on the UUA’s Green Sanctuary image.

Melrose UU Church is a UUA Honor Congregation

The Melrose UU Church is an Honor Congregation of the UUA. This means the church designates its “Fair Share” amount towards the stewardship provided by the UUA. To learn more, click on the UUA’s symbol.